Rifle bullet or projectile.



-loullet for use upon game. at the velocities 4 extreme sharp point lbecomes deformed and ductile material so as to 'gain every pos- CIR counters less air resistance in its passage and also to provide a support for thepoint f RIFLE BULLET 0R PBOJEGTILE.

l ,@96,55S. Speccation of Letters Patent.

rateatea May ie, Application filed October 22, 112.

Serial No. 727,113.

To all whom, it may concern.'

Be itlrnown that l, GrrAnLiis NEWTON, a

citizen of the United States of America,V and a resident of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented exposed end of the v bulletwhich shall keep certain new and useful improvements in the softorductile me lin the exposed point ldifie Bullets or Projectiles, of which the .1n its original point-ifform when being following is Ya full, clear, and exact de' fired from the gum-sol as Ato prevent flattenscription. ing of the point. ris is well kno-wn to those skilled in the Reference is to be had to the accompanyart, a bullet having a comparatively sharp ing drawings forming part 'of this specilicapoint and driven at a" given velocity ention, inv which like characters of reference indicate like parts, throughout the several l views of Which:

Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation of a bullet partly in section which is provided with a straight ceiitersupport of harder metal. ,Fig 2 is a similar view of a modified form of my bullet. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a fragmental portion of my bullet. Fig. 4 is a side tridge showing the bullet projecting from the forward end.

Referring to the figures ticularly to Figs. l and 4, 5 represents the cartridge with which my bullet is used and G the bullet thereof. The bullet 6 is formed of a body 7 of ductile material such as lead, which is inclosed within a casing `or jacket 8 extending forwardly and terminating at a short distance. from the forward end 9 of the bullet. n

10 is a central support which is'made of harder metal than the bullet. This support is disposed in the center of the bullet and extends out to the extreme point of the end 9 thereof.

In Fig. 2, fwhere I have-shown a modified form of my invention, a central support 11 of harder metal than the bulletis disposed on a line with the axis of the bullet and the or in being transferred from the magazine to the' chamber of have sought to provide a support for the between the rifle and the obj ect fired at than does one having a l 's sharp point, and consequently it retains its velocity and energy in a greater measure than does a bullet of the same .weight and havinga less sharp pointl lt 4is likewise well known that a riiie new in vogue' should have 'a soft point, to the end that it may expand upon impact, tearing and lacerating theanimal struck instead of cutting a clean perforation through the animal, since it thus iniiicts much greater shock and inflicts death in Y much less time. lt hasbeen found, however, that when -the points and more parof the bullets have been made of soft or Aductile material, that .the

either in transportation, if not carefully packed, or in the magazine of the rifle in which the bullets are used, or in removing them from the magazine to the chamber of the arm. When so' deformed the points are g'generallyv of an irregular shape and when used in a rifle, they will not Hy t'rue and straight.

l't is further known by those skilled in the art, that when soft and ductile bullets are driven from the`-rifle at the present high velocities, the point of the bullet becomes considerably flattened, due to overcoming of the inertia of the point of the bullet and when this occurs the velocity of the same is very materiallyreduced. 'In producing my invention, l have therefore, sought to provide a bulletfor rifle ire arms, the exposed point of which shall he made of very soft point of the end 9 of the bullet. `rlhis cenlet from flattening ven the point when-beingl fired from the gun and it is preferably formed with a plurality of cylindrical steps l2, increasingin diameter from the point to the rear. end and with a tapered hase i6 as shown, whereby a series of shoulders or supporting ledges 13 are viously, if desired, the tapered end portion 16 may be dispensed with, leaving thevlaaee fiat. When the tapered base is used, the bullet has greater expanding properties than whenthe fiat hase is used.

sihle advantage derived from the expansion and spreading of -the bullet upon impact of said ,bullet which will prevent it from. becoming deformed through transportation the gun. Furthermore, l

tralsupport is designed to prevent the hul-- formed. Gb-

or when in use inthe magazine of the gun,`

elevation of a lire arm -carforward end thereof. extends to the eXtreme itc ing supporting surfacesfor the metal in the point of the. bullet, so as to prevent the same from flattening when being discharged 'from the gun. Obviously, same advantages may be obtained by making the collars in spiral form in place of the concentric collars shown.

It will be' seen .that with a4 bullet formed accordingto my invention, the body of the bullet may be made of any material having the desired ductility andthat when so constructed, it will be protected. against defor mation as well as attening at the point and will thus always vily true when discharged from the gun.

Having thus what I claim is:

1. A bullet comprising a sharp pointed a central pointed support of comparatively hard material disposed in said body and extending to the extreme outer pointed end thereof,'and a casing of stronger material enveloping said body, except at its forward pointed end where the ductile material is exposed for a short distance' backward from such end, whereby the bullet will expand on impact. 2. A bullet comprising a sharp pointed described my invention,

body of ductile material, a central pointed support of comparatively hard material disposed in said body and extendin to the extreme outer pointed end'thereo said support being provided witha plurality of shoulders facingther pointed end of said body and disposed at substantially right angles to the axis of the bullet, and a cas in of la stronger material enveloping said bo y, except at' its forward pointed end Substantially the g l point, thereby forming shoulders facing the said point, said shoul ders being' disposed .at substantially rightk vposed in treme outer where the ductile material isexposed for a short distance backward from such. end, whereby the bullet will be prevented from becoming accidentally deformed without i11- terfering with its expansion on imprci.

3. A bullet comprising a sharp pointed body of ductile material, a central pointed support of comparatively hard material dissaid body and extending to the expointed endy thereof, said support being ormed with a plurality of cylineach step being larger in -size starting at the than the preceding one,

a plurality of angles to the axis of the bullet, an a cas-` ing of a stronger material envelopin said body, except at its forward pointe end where the ductile material is exposed for a short distance backward from such end, whereby the bullet will be prevented from becoming accidentally deformed without I1- terfering with its expansion on impact.

t. A bullet comprising a sharp pointed body of ductile material and a central pointed support of comparatively hard materia-l disposed in said body, andextending to the extreme outer pointed end thereof, said support being formed with a plurality of cylindrical steps, each step being larger in size than the preceding one, starting at the point, thereby forming a plurality of shoulders facing the said point, said shoulders being disposed at substantially right angles tovthe axis of the bullet, said support being provided at its inner end or base with a tapered portion, whereby the spreading properties of the bullet upon impact with a resistive body are increased.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence'of two subscribing witnesses.

J. WM. ELLIS, WALTER H. KELLEY. 

